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Kukkonen J, Ryösä A, Joukainen A, Lehtinen J, Kauko T, Mattila K, Äärimaa Operative versus conservative treatment of small, nontraumatic supraspinatus tears in patients older than 55 years: over 5-year follow-up of a randomized controlled trial. J Shoulder Elbow Surg  2021:30(11):2455-2464.

Kukkonen J, Elamo S, Flinkkilä T, Paloneva J, Mäntysaari M, Joukainen A, Lehtinen J, Lepola V, Holstila M, Kauko T, Äärimaa V, et al. Arthroscopic Bankart versus open Latarjet as a primary operative treatment for traumatic anteroinferior instability in young males: a randomised controlled trial with 2-year follow-up. Br J Sport Med 2021.

Karppi P, Ryösä A, Kukkonen J, Kauko T, Äärimaa V. Effectiveness of
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Elamo S, Selänne L, Lehtimäki K, Kukkonen J, Hurme S, Kauko T, Äärimaa V.
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Ekman E, Lehtimäki K, Syvänen J, Saltychev M. Comparison between nailing
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Mäkelä K, Furnes O, Hallan G, Fenstad AM, Rolfson O, Kärrholm J, Rogmark C, Pedersen AB, Robertsson O, W-Dahl A, Eskelinen A, Schrøder HM, Äärimaa V, Rasmussen JV, Salomonsson B, Hole R, Overgaard S
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Harjula J, Paloneva J, Haapakoski J, Kukkonen J, Äärimaa V
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Rasmussen JV, Hole R, Metlie T, Brorson S, Äärimaa V, Demir Y, Salomonsson B, Jensen SL
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Ryösä A, Laimi K, Äärimaa V, Lehtimäki K, Kukkonen J, Saltychew M
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Rasmussen J, Brorson S, Hallan G, Dale H, Äärimaa V, Mokka J, Jensen S, Fenstad A, Salomonsson B
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Paloneva J, Lepola V, Äärimaa V, Joukainen A, Mattila V
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Kukkonen J, Joukainen A, Lehtinen J, Mattila K, Tuominen E, Kauko T, Äärimaa V
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Merivirta R, Äärimaa V, Aantaa R, Koivisto M, Leino K, Liukas A, Kuusniemi K
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Kukkonen J, Kauko T, Joukainen A, Isotalo K, Äärimaa V
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Äärimaa V, Kukkonen J, Kauko T, Virolainen P
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Kukkonen J, Joukainen A, Rantakokko J, Virolainen P, Äärimaa V
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Kukkonen J, Joukainen A, Lehtinen J, Äärimaa V
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Merivirta R, Kuusniemi K, Aantaa R, Hurme S, Äärimaa V, Leino K
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Kukkonen J, Joukainen A, Itälä A, Äärimaa V
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